Where does “joiu” come from?

joiu (Marshallese) comes from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

joiu (Marshallese): soy sauce

Definitions

  1. soy sauce

Ancestry of “joiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese醤油soy sauce
2Middle Chinese醬油—
3Middle Chinese醬bean paste
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →